Author's Note: The story takes place in the Kalos region.

Rated T.

Done for amusement purposes only.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. None of the characters or situations in the following work of fiction have any correlation with those of real life events or persons.

That being said, I do not own Pokemon or anything that can be found on this work of fiction; what I do own are my ideas and my thoughts, so I hope y'all will enjoy them too.

Akenitenshi ~ The angel at dawn ~


-Unknown Place-

A lone consciousness filled the endless void of light.

...

So bright!

Reflex forced it's eyes closed. Slowly they opened— All there was to it was endless white.

The consciousness stood there unfazed, without blinking.

Something was... Wrong. It kept staring at the light, but It's eyes... They didn't hurt.

It could [See] a light, a bright and powerful light; the light swayed and danced, it devoured and consumed everything around it. It was an impossible task which the endless light seemed to do with an utmost ease.

But why? Why was it impossible? The most simple answer would be that: where there is light there is shadow, and yet when It looked at the light that collided with its body, It saw no shadow.

...

Where... am I? He couldn't tell.

Leaving the absence of his shadow aside; another act done by the impossible light was that it went right through his body. Put more accurately. He couldn't see his own body, yet he [Saw] the light.

Whatever this light was, it brought about an odd, yet warm and comforting sensation over his body. The light that impossibly came from all directions and no direction at all, gently caressed all of his body. It was a doozy that challenged all what he'd learned and understood about life.

This reminds me of the light Pokemon emit when they evolve.

Since small it always amazed him the fact that Pokemon could undergo from the smallest of changes to the most drastic of changes in matter of seconds; yeah, they had to meet certain criteria before doing so, but still, that didn't undermine the "Magic" behind this amazing process.

Wasn't there a famous professor that specialized in this area? Professor... Professor... Oh right! Professor Rowan.

Professor Rowan was one the most prestigious Pokemon professors in the world, with standings similar to that of Professor Oak of Kanto; being a veteran professor from the region of Sinnoh, at the age of 60 he concluded his Pokemon Evolution Theory, shared it to the world, and thus it became a Law.

I had to study about this Law on my second year of college. It really was an interesting subject, although it wasn't my area of expertise.

He remembered he liked the class, some concepts seemed pretty farfetched, but still they were a good read. He was no Pokemon expert, but he knew the wide and extensive capabilities of Pokemon were what had helped human society advance and flourish up to where it stood in the present. Understanding them was they key towards the future; The light had reminded him of that.

Apparently when Pokemon evolved, the process involved great amounts of energy, the bright white light that enveloped their bodies when they evolved was an after product of this energy being released.

His mind seemed to be drifting from thought to thought, from his fascination with the unknown light, to the oddness of his situation, there were even bits of recent memories that came to his mind without previous warning; what he had for breakfast (A really sweet Pechaberry sandwich), his little sister coming to visit him at his apartment and being obnoxiously clingy and excited about a Skitty plush he had promised to get for her, people he greeted as he was headed towards his job, and many other miscellaneous things.

His thoughts were a mess.

The whole situation was illogical... No... The question of: Where was he? Was actually a quite simple question with an equally simple answer: when in doubt, the most simple answer with least openings for rebuttal should suffice for an answer.

Which meant... A dream, he was in a dream. Of course, of course. That would explain why he couldn't see himself.

Hmm, I can't see myself but I can [See] a light, I can also [Feel] it. Am I dreaming?

The sensations felt so real... So vivid; if it weren't for the fact that he knew that one can't stare at bright light for long periods of time without flinching, then he would start doubting his explanation.

If one can always tell between dreams and reality, then what is there to prove us that we are right? is it our thoughts? do they always make sense? or is it our emotions? Didn't people always believe what happens on their dreams no matter how crazy they are until the moment they'd woken up?

Those were his thoughts. Also why was he dreaming? Wasn't he supposed to be at work?

!

Suddenly the light intensified, and rushed to him numbing all of his senses.


-Lumiose City Outskirts, Route 16-

...

As the rush of light began to fade he started to make sense of all of his surroundings.

Yellow, orange, blue. He was assaulted by a boundless sea of this pale colors. He looked up and gawped. Ah, the sky. It was completely blue, a few clouds here and there. A perfect day for an outing huh?

As a pleasant wind blew against his body, he could see pale yellow flowers and waves of grass; yes, this all made sense if one was on an outing, but why was there a little girl looking down at him? Did he fall down and she got worried about him? If so, he should politely tell her that he was fine, and thank her for her concern...

That's what he ought to do... He should... But... His voice... All he could hear was a weak cry.

In fear that something terrible had happened to him, he quickly brought his hands to his throat and tried to examine it; that was his intention, but his thought of process came to a complete halt as he looked down and saw his arms.

Wha— What?!

They were an unnatural shade of white and had a shape that he'd never seen before. He found himself even more confused as he looked at the rest of his? body? Green— Two slender green legs, covered ever so slightly by a white skirt that didn't quite do a good job on covering the lower parts of the body.

Hahaha... Ha... Hah— What a weird dream.

He kept staring at those legs legs astonished as if waiting for them to do something. Then he [Felt] something, it was an unpleasant feeling, and it urged him to look in front of him.

He didn't like what he saw. A girl, a cute little girl that couldn't be much older than his younger sister, around 16 years old, and she was looking at him with a face of deep concern.

"Aria are you ok?" Her soft voice carried over all of the concern that was etched on her face.

"Anise? What's wrong? The group is going to leave you behind!" another female voice informed aloud.

Anise, probably the girl in front of him made a troubled look as she shifted her gaze from him, towards the group of people.

"Coach... There seems to be something wrong with Aria."

The coach, a young looking female garbed with the official Lumiose City Pokemon Ranger uniform, stopped chatting with two other similarly dressed persons, and went over to the girl's side.

Now that he looked at them side by side he noticed that this Anise girl also wore an uniform to the likes of the other persons, which was also similar to the coach's uniform, but not quite the official Pokemon Ranger uniform. A trainee uniform perhaps?

"Hmm? what's wrong with her?" She gave him a confused look as she spoke those words.

Huh? What's wrong? What's wrong? In the first place I'm not a her! Secondly I have no idea where am I, nor what's going on here. Thirdly there is this kid looking at me like I had a car accident or something; just looking at her worried face makes me [Feel] weird on my chest.

Making little girls cry was definitely not his idea of having a good time, and the one he had standing in front of him seemed to be on the verge of doing so. That he wanted to tell her, but it seemed to be impossible. All he could hear was a soft cry that came out of his mouth.

"I don't know. She's never acted like this before... She's always been fine as long as we are together." The girl, Anise replied her coach as she placed her hand under his chin as if checking for a fever. "She doesn't seem to be sick, and she was happy and energetic this morning when we had breakfast together."

"Mmm..." The coach tilted her head as she went deep in thought. "Well, I've heard that Kirlias are really sensitive Pokemon, maybe this place is making her feel bad?" She offered to the troubled child who was still worriedly looking at him.

"Yeah... I did hear about something like that."

"Well, we have a long day ahead of us, and limited time to complete our schedule. I say it's a shame your main Pokemon companion will miss on this experience, but let her rest on her pokeball and take her to the Pokemon Center later for a checkup."

"Yes, I— I guess you're right..." Anise stepped back and produced a pokeball from her ranger belt pocket. "I'm sorry, we'll get you all better later, kay?" She said with a tad of a sad expression.

Kirlia? a Pokemon?— What do you mean—

The situation seemed almost comical to him. He was an adult, a grown up male, he had a life, a career and now he was stuck on the body of a Pokemon with some little girl looking down on him? Even for a dream this was ridiculous; the moment he wakes up he was going to feel so ashamed— if he remembered that is.

*Click*

A rushing light numbed all of his senses.


-Unknown Place-

...

Again.

Again he was surrounded by the ethereal light.

Just like before He could [See] it, and he could [Feel] it; it gave a pleasant feeling that warmed him up and made him feel at ease. Now his chest didn't hurt, and he was falling asleep.

Whatever the light was, it was a dangerous thing; it was relaxing him, lowering his defenses, his thoughts didn't feel right. It was as if whatever he tried to focus on would crumble on the spot. His thoughts were a mess, many memories would flood and jumble with his thoughts and would weirdly put him at ease.

What's happening to me? He felt chills on his invisible body.

He felt that his own mind was letting up, slowly lagging behind his own intentions; he would fall asleep, and for some unexplainable reason he felt that if he fell asleep his memories and thoughts would disappear.

The feeling was so real, so vivid... He felt scared and helpless, as he could only wait in horror for his inevitable fate.


...

"She's doing much better now." A cheerful nurse Joy announced as she stepped out of a sliding red door, her hand guiding a sleepy looking Kirlia.

"Really?!" A girl who was sitting on a black sofa voiced as she stood up excitedly.

"Yes, she was really flustered, but I've calmed her down." Smiled the nurse while looking at the Pokemon.

"Now, what I need you to do is feed her something soft, and before sending her to sleep have her drink a Colorful Shake to steady her nerves."

"Mm." Anise nodded quietly.

Looking at her face Nurse Joy smiled and said. "Do you know how to make a Colorful Shake? It's really simple."

At this Anise blushed slightly as she looked down to her feet; Nurse Joy giggled.

"There is nothing to be embarrassed of, we can prepare it for you here if you want to. It's definitely not as top quality as the Juice Shoppe here on the central district, but I guarantee it's good quality." Nurse Joy declared proudly.

"Also you could prepare it yourself at home; what you'll need is: a Sitrus berry, an Oran berry, ice, milk, and sugar. The sugar is up to you and your Pokemon's taste. It should help your Pokemon sleep well tonight."

"Yes, thank you I'll do that." Anise declared with a sheepish smile.

After the exchange, Nurse Joy handed over the Pokemon to the girl. The Pokemon slowly let go the hand of the nurse as the girl took its other hand.

...

He looked up at the girl that was holding his hand with vacant eyes. As the grogginess started to fade he could start making a picture out of his surroundings.

A nice and warm atmosphere, people and Pokemon wearing either happy or tired expressions; in the center of the room there was a big machine with a screen on top of it. The machine stood several feet high and many pokeballs were stacked into it.

The monitor on top of the machine displayed Pokemon and numbers, every now and then the number and the Pokemons would change and a nurse would call a person with a smile as she handed one, or several pokeballs to them.

That was to the right side; to the left side, where Nurse Joy, Anise, and he were standing, was a more open area. It lacked the stools, counter tables, and bookshelves that were adorning the other side of the building; it only had a large sofa on the corner, a TV for people to look at while they waited, and an open corridor which led to inspection rooms.

It made sense, the left side needed more space for trainers and Pokemon owners that had their Pokemon out for a physical inspection rather than quick recovery.

He was at a Pokemon Center.

-Lumiose City Central District, Pokemon Center-

Earlier's scene appeared on Anise's mind as she looked at her Pokemon's— Aria's vacant eyes, and just to make sure she asked the nurse once again.

"So, she is better now? She won't feel bad or anything, right?"

"I promise she won't feel bad again sweetheart. She's just a little sleepy. I had to calm her down so that she wouldn't hurt herself during the inspection." The nurse looked at the Pokemon.

"Psychic Pokemons can become really dangerous when they aren't feeling well. Like I told you before, she was really flustered when she got out of her pokeball, but now she's as good as new." Nurse Joy said with a reassuring smile.

"—But just in case, don't let her in her pokeball until tomorrow afternoon, so that she has enough time to calm down properly." She quickly added.

"It could also be a problem with the pokeball. I know it rarely happens, but if anything DO happens, come back and we'll change the pokeball for you. It's never bad to be safe."

"Oh! Also, don't worry about the payment. The bill has already been taken care of." Nurse Joy added as she checked on a small tablet she produced out of her breast pocket.

"Thank you very much!" Anise gave her thanks with a honest smile on her face.

"It is my joy to be of assistance." Smiled back Nurse Joy.


It had been a while since the pair left the PC, Aria was silent as she was being led by the hand of an unknown person.

The person in question was Anise, apparently the OT: Original Trainer, and "he" was the Pokemon known as Aria. In his mind he had been struggling to accept the circumstances because... Whatever! he said to himself it was a dream, and he was going to be complacent with that until the moment that he wakes up.

He brought his thoughts to a different matter: Anise; the unknown person was supposed to be his partner, his companion, his beloved owner, but he had no recollection of it. Still he remained silent and went along with the dream.

Suddenly he bumped into her soft legs. Apparently lost in thought he hadn't noticed that she had stopped to look at something; she was intently staring at a signboard in front of a market store.

In the world of Pokemon it was common knowledge that inside of stores not every Pokemon could go in. Some Pokemon were huge, other were small and mischievous, some would smell, some could shed fur, or skin, etc, there were even Pokemon that could completely destroy tiles just by standing on them; basically it would be a hard mess to clean/deal with depending on the Pokemon, because of this there had been set rules on human facilities regarding Pokemon entrance, and they varied from place to place.

Anise who had been staring at a sign board notice in front of a store had to make sure they allowed her Pokemon; usually small or humanoid Pokemon like Kirlia were broadly allowed, but some store owners could ban their entrance if they willed to do so.

The reason she had to make sure her Pokemon companion was allowed, was the time; it was getting late, and she couldn't afford to look for a different store. If they demanded her to put away her Pokemon she wouldn't be able to do so, as Nurse Joy instructed her that putting her partner in the pokeball right away could upset her.

Thankfully, in the particular store, small Pokemon were allowed as long as the trainer or owner would bear full responsibility of any property damage that would take place on the store, so they should be fine.

After confirming that, Anise smiled at her companion and they both went inside.

The inside of the store was just like every other regular store. It had many clerks going about their business, it also had house wives, weekly sales, people and Pokemon browsing on the several aisles, clerks giving free samples, couples and families frolicking about; yes, the very image of a regular store.

But... for some unknown reason as he entered the store, there was excitement on his eyes. What should have been a regular and boring sight for him, for some unknown reason gave him feeling of happiness, of excitement? He couldn't tell why.

As excitement began to show on Aria's face, Anise gave her a knowing smile. "I knew bringing you here would cheer you up. Hehe you sure do love shopping."

Her voice brought him out of his daze. He looked up at her.

"I know there are many things you want, but we're just here to pick up some ingredients. Ok?" Expecting a reply Anise looked at the Pokemon.

Fully knowing that she was addressing "him", he still couldn't bring himself to reply immediately. After a few heartbeats he nodded to her; to this she smiled content with his reply.

"Well, go fetch me a basket." She signaled towards some baskets that were stacked on top of each other.

He hesitated for a moment, but slowly let go of her hand.

This is childish, why am I hesitating?

As he separated himself from Anise, he noticed that everything looked huge and different from his new perspective; people, objects, even small Pokemon were now huge compared to his old perspective. Apparently lost in thought he hadn't picked on the difference when they were walking earlier, and now it was a little overwhelming.

As he came closer to the baskets he noted that with his current height he wouldn't be able to get to the top of the basket stack; to this he started fidgeting while trying to figure what to do about his predicament.

To any onlooker, this would be an heartbreaking sight. Anise gave Aria a worried look from afar wondering why she didn't grab the basket with her psychic powers? The main reason Aria loved to do shopping was because she had an excuse to openly use her psychic powers without bothering anyone. Well... That, and the fact that she'd get to buy her favorite snacks.

Anise was about to go to her Pokemon, but stopped as she saw a motherly looking clerck approaching Aria's back.

"What's wrong little one?" The clerk asked with a broad smile.

He looked back and replied without thinking. "I can't reach the basket at top."

...

Wait, little one? The word choice annoyed him for some reason; he glared at the clerk. The clerk just smiled at him as a soft cry left his lips.

Oh, right...

He remembered, and turned towards the baskets and pointed with his hand. The clerk grabbed the basket at the top and placed it on his pale white hands; he looked at her and thanked her. Again, a soft cry escaping his lips. Even if she didn't understand him, he felt that he had to show his gratitude towards the kind lady.

With basket on hand he walked back towards Anise; the clerk looked at him with a smile. How cute. She thought and went on with her business.

When he reached to his partner's side, she grabbed him by his unoccupied hand and smiled; he noticed how he [Felt] happy when he saw her smile. He shook his head and didn't put much thought into it.

...

After a while they were done with the shopping and were resting and having dinner at a bakery inside of the store. The bakery had a beautifully decorated environment, and the nice aroma of freshly baked bread. They were sitting on a bench as they rested.

*Pant* *Pant* Who knew... *Pant* Shopping could be so... *Pant* Tiring.

Soft pants left his mouth as he tried to catch his breath; while eating, Anise was tapping on a device that he was unfamiliar with. Probably a smartphone or some type ranger gadget .

During their shopping experience they had called the attention of several onlookers. Apparently their sight was that of two cute sisters running an errand for their mother; on every aisle they had been stopped by a clerk giving free samples, and they hadn't hesitate to stuff his cheeks with sweets, or delicious food. At the beginning he thought it was nice, but after the third one he started thinking otherwise.

Having to carry the basket with his new body was no easy task. It had the strength and dexterity of a Magikarp... And being stuffed to the core didn't help him with the task either.

Ugh. No more, please... I— I can't eat. No moar— He had closed his eyes and was daydreaming. Probably not the pleasants of dreams.

Looking at his sleeping face Anise chuckled. Hehe looks like she had fun.

"Well, it's time to go home sleepy head."

"Mhm—nnnnnn" Aria stretched her body and wore groggy looking face.

Gods, this body even had the metabolism of a little child.

It wasn't much past 7PM, yet he felt so tired he feared he could fall asleep on the spot. He stood up from the bench trying to dispel his sleepiness, nodded at her, and picked up the bags that were next to her.

"Oh. no, no, don't worry about that, I'll carry the bags home." Anise took the bags away from him. He tried to resist; his man's pride wouldn't allow a little girl to carry something heavy when he could help, but with his current sleepy demeanor he couldn't do much to fight back.

"You look tired, and because we had to go to the PC we are actually further from home than we usually are." Anise smiled, and reassured him. "Don't worry, still we'll be home in no time." Apparently she misunderstood his intentions and took his troubled face for that of an anxious child.


Time had passed swiftly as the pair walked hand in hand. His sleepiness had been sapped away as he listened to Anise's tale of her day. She hadn't omitted the slightest detail; from her excitement on the experience (Apparently the day had been a day both had been looking forward to since quite a while), her annoyance with her assignment partner who kept dragging her back, and her sadness because "He" couldn't take part on the outing experience.

She had confided everything on him like they were soul mates. He couldn't help but feel a little awkward, but considering that Anise believed he was the same Pokemon she viewed as her trusted companion or even a sister, he couldn't do more than listen to her story with utmost attention.

-Lumiose City South, Residential District-

All of the sudden they'd stopped in front of an enormous apartment complex.

"Now that I think about it, it's been awhile since we walked back home together huh? I usually just put you on your pokeball..." Anise looked down at her Pokemon with a slightly guilty face.

"So, what did you think, was it fun? I sure had fun talking to you, it definitely made it less boring." She giggled.

He nodded at her, not knowing what else to do. Whatever it felt like being on a pokeball, he didn't want to know it; thinking back on it, he may already... That thought alone sent chills down his body.

As they went through the entrance of the building, he started picking up details about the place. After all, even if Anise said that she doesn't usually walk "him" back home anymore, he's probably supposed to be familiar with the area; he knew some people sent their Pokemon to fetch mail and such.

When they entered he noticed the lobby of the apartment complex was just like his'; a small reception desk that at the time had no one serving on it, flowers and paintings decorating the perimeter, and well polished patterned tiles were etched on the footing as far as one could see.

It was beautiful.

A sudden thought came to him now that he was smaller and paid more attention to such things. Once, he heard one of his job partners talking about the difference in standards of living on his region and Kalos'. Apparently the difference was so great that apartments in Kalos looked like 5 stars luxury hotels to his partner; to him who had lived his whole life in Kalos, the idea sounded ridiculous.

Suddenly he felt a chill run down his body. The sudden memories made him feel anxious. Something he had kept on the back of his mind started bothering him again...

Shake it off, It's just a dream.

Still scanning the area while being led to an elevator by his companion, he noticed that the right side of the corridor led to a dead end. Bingo. At the end of the passage stood a large locker filled with numbers; That had to be the mail box. He made a mental note on it.

On the elevator, as Anise pressed the "6th floor" button, he noticed that he wouldn't be able to reach it; that bothered him. Well, scratch the idea that they'd send Pokemon to fetch mail. Or... They could use the stairs... Ugh, just please don't make me.

While agonizing about endless stairs, they had made it to an apartment door; it was the first one after exiting the elevator, then turning left. The plate on it was labeled #624/ Millard Residence.

With key in hand Anise reached out for the door knob.

"Mom! We are back!" Anise declared in a happy loud voice as she and her companion entered the house.

"Welcome back Honey!" a cheerful voice replied.

"Hmmm? We? Honey did you bring company? You should had let me now!" The merry voice drew closer.

As the voice drew closer, a grown up female peeked out from a doorway; the female, was a young looking lady. She didn't look like she was in her 40's yet. She held a ladle in one hand and wore an apron which made her look like your classic housewife.

The fact that his first thought after looking at her was such a stereotypical thought made him blush, so he decided to focus his attention on the house... Yes, that or the fact that Anise's mom looked like your gorgeous everyday Kalos beauty.

He was staring.

...

The entrance of the apartment was a hallway. It led to several places; to the right a staircase leading upstairs, and to the left a corridor that led to various rooms.

He thought it was crazy how big the apartment was, considering what it was... an apartment. Still, it even had a second floor? honestly he'd never heard of an apartment which had a second floor. Just how big the complex was? He thought the place just looked huge because of his new height, but now he was second guessing himself. it could pass for a condo.

Anise's Family must be financially well. He thought to himself as he inspected the decorations in the girl's house.

The nicely decorated hallway had lush furniture(Hallway Tables), a huge and expensive looking mirror that decorated the wall next to the stairs, and many other expensive looking things like paintings and such; looking at pictures on top of the tables, and pictures hanging on the walls, he could infer that anise had a nice and caring family.

The decorations were nice, but the motive was a bit to girlish for his taste.

"Oh it's Aria! Hello sweetie~" Anise's mom cheerily greeted "him" as he stood in the middle of the hallway looking at the pictures.

He turned and looked at her with a blank expression for a second, then remembering his role he smiled and waved back.

"Did you girls eat? Are you hungry? I can prepare something quick for you if you want, I'm leaving some ingredients ready for tomorrow's dinner— Daddy's coming!"

"Papa?!" Anise said excitedly, but then looked at her mom with an irky face.

"Mommy! I sent you a message earlier, didn't you get it?" She pouted.

"Hmmm? A message?"

"For Arceus' sake mommy! I'm out this late and you don't question it? I don't believe it!" Anise said bewildered at her mom's carefree demeanor.

"Hmmm? What is there to be worried about? You are a good girl and I trust you. Plus Aria is there with you, so there is nothing to worry about." Anise's mom smiled at him and stepped back into the kitchen.

Anise just sighed and followed her. "Well... Yes, I sent you a message earlier to let you know that we ate out and stayed late because we had to drop by the PC."

"Oh is that s—" The conversation had moved to the kitchen as Anise followed her mom's trail.

He stayed behind. Still taking in information from the pictures. Most of the pictures were that of a regular 3 membered family; Anise, her mom, and most probably Anise's father, but there were also some that included Aria on them.

Ah— This one has a Poochyena on it... It's Anise, "Me", and a Poochyena smiling on top a a picnic blanket.

Content with his research he decided to proceed into the kitchen. The kitchen was big and spacious, it had plenty of room for people to walk and not stumble with furniture. As he looked around, he spotted Anise and her mom to the far end of the kitchen; Anise was sitting on a stool next to a kitchen counter and was having a heated discussion with her mom.

"But mom! I keep telling you, even if someone just had to eat a dish they dislike everyday, they still wouldn't get used to it. On the contrary, they would hate it even more!" Anise stuck her tongue in disgust to prove her point even more.

Anise's mom couldn't see the gesture, as she was occupied swirling a concoction on top of the electric stove; it smelled divine.

"I'd have to disagree with you on this one sweetheart. We humans are an interesting bunch, we are extremely good at adapting if its in order to survive or live in anything close to comfort." Anise's mom tasted a little bit of the concoction and nodded to herself.

Well not really something to worry about. He thought as he discovered that the pair's discussion wasn't really an argument.

Curious about what smelled so good, he did a beeline towards the girls. He could call them girls right? Anise's mom wasn't that old—

On his way towards them, an unexpected voice called out to "him" which took him by complete surprise while cutting his thought process.

Looking around for the source of the voice, he spotted a small cute little puppy he hadn't notice that was on the room; it was a Mightyena puppy, a Poochyena, and it was on its way towards him.

No... not on its way, it was on a collision course towards him and he wouldn't have the time to react. Adrenaline kicked in as he tried to jump out of the way— He could make it! But then something threw him off.

"—Aria you are back!" The Poochyena exclaimed as he jumped towards him.

"Ehhhhhhhh?!" The voice came from the Pokemon?!

His feet glued themselves to the ground, and his eyes stared wide in disbelief; at that point any hope of evation was out of the picture.

An audible yelp came out of his mouth as both Pokemon collided. In reality it sounded more like a cute cry but he wouldn't know.

Both mother and daughter stopped their discussion to look at the scene that had just elapsed on their kitchen floor; a wide eyed Kirlia was under the hug of a super exited Poochyena. The more the puppy got excited and nuzzled the small Pokemon, the more the expression of the Kirlia became that of surprise and confusion.

"How was your day?!— Why did you come back so late?— Lets play!— Hey!" To a regular human this were just the cute cries of a puppy, but to him— Oh it was so shocking. Truth be told, he hadn't registered the meaning of any word that the puppy muttered, but he clearly did understand them.

Do Pokemon of different species understand each other? Even though all their cries may seem the same to regular human ears. Are they communicating something different? To scientists this questions had always ignited the spark of research; although not much had been found, it was safe to assume that Pokemons of different species did not understand each other's languages. They did however, manifest behaviors and signals that would let Pokemon of other species understand their feelings— After all the only species capable of communication were the human species.

But what was transpiring in front of him... It negated those years of studies. Even for a dream... He was a scientist... this couldn't— The sudden removal of the puppy on top of him made him return to reality, a very humid and kind of gross reality.

"Come on Blacky, you know you can't do that!" Said Anise as she held the puppy in front of her face. Her words only earning her a bountiful lick by the part of the excited puppy.

"Aria isn't feeling well today, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow to play with her." She placed the Poochyena down.

"Oh, she isn't feeling well?" Anise's mom inquired.

"Yes mom, like I told you; I sent you a message because we had to go to the Pokemon Center and get Aria checked." Anise reminded her mom. "Apparently the trip location made her feel restless. The nurse told me to make a Colorful Shake for her and not put her on her pokeball until tomorrow so that she can calm down properly."

"Mm, is that so? Then, leave the ingredients where I can find them; you two go and take a shower. Also, if Aria is sleeping on the bed, make sure she uses the bathroom first, I don't want to deal with a wet bed tomorrow."

Wha—?! He stared at Anise's mom in disbelief. For many reasons...

"I placed the ingredients on the table, right there." Anise signaled with her hand towards a bag of groceries. "And yes, I'll do that." Anise grabbed Aria's hand.

Ok, calm down me... Why am I letting this affect me? This is not "Me", it's just a dream. Her words are not directed at me, but at the "Me" they think I am.

Even by repeating the facts on his mind, he couldn't help but to feel pissed off; he didn't know why, but he kept down the feeling and waited for Anise to lead him to the bathroom. After all, he was feeling kind of gross, a shower wouldn't hurt.

"Get better so we can play tomorrow, kay! Good night." The Poochyena said to him as he was being taken to the bathroom. With one eye twitching, he just muttered his goodnights.


The previous experience had been awkward...

He didn't know his mind was... that imaginative; he tough he was taking a shower, but anise wanted to take a bath. That was fine, really. Having to bath with an unknown person, a minor that wasn't much older that his sister, really it was fine; it was a dream after all. But... even for a dream— The awkwardness, the feeling of shame, just the prospect of having to do one's necessities with the body of a Pokemon... A female's one at that... He couldn't... He couldn't phantom it.

Haaah... I feel like dying...

He was tired, it had been a long day, a long dream; he was currently resting on top of a pink bean bag on Anise's room. About to enter the realm of the dreams, he was surprised when he heard Anise's mother's voice.

"Anise, bring Aria down so that she can drink the shake."

The voice was carried over easily; maybe the room was right on top of the kitchen? He had being too tired and his body had gone in autopilot after his mind suffered all that previous stress; he did not pay attention to where he was going.

Anise who was on her bed while reading a magazine, stood and smiled at Aria. "Let's go."

On the kitchen Anise helped him and sitted him on a high stool. Still with his body, only his head was visible from behind of the kitchen table; Anise placed the Colorful Shake in front of him.

"Anise, hurry and get ready to sleep, Aria looks tired, and you have classes tomorrow right?" Anise's mom asked as she was almost done with drying some dishes.

"Yes, as soon as Aria is done with her drink we'll go to sleep."

"Good, well good night both of you." Anise's mom sent a kiss flying from across the kitchen and stepped out of the kitchen.

" 'Night mom~"


Later both went back to Anise's room; the drink from before had a really good taste and he was feeling pretty good.

Hmm~ This Colorful Shakes drinks are actually pretty good, it does a good job on making one feel relaxed. When I wake up I'm going to try it.

He was smiling to himself as he found himself in a really good mood.

Ah!~ That's it I must had heard about it from someone and now I'm having a dream about it... Yeah it all make sense now...

Again he was laying on the bean bag while anise was getting ready to sleep, suddenly she looked back at him.

"Come on Aria, it's time to sleep." She patted the bed expectantly.

Oh, no... She doesn't expect me to... I'm fine sleeping here. He closed his eyes and laid his head down pretending not to hear her.

"Funny." Anise smiled.

All of the sudden he got lift up; it was a scary feeling, having such a small body, that even someone like Anise could easily lift; that really threw him off, he had almost scream in surprise, but he suppressed it.

Anise placed him in the bed next to her.

...

He stared at her face for a while. Anise did the same, then smiled at him and said "Good night." Then she clapped her hands and the lights went off.

Right at that moment something weird happened; he [Felt] worried, and he sweared that for a second, he saw a glint of worry in Anise's eyes.

"Get better, kay?" Anise hugged him.

...

Was his behavior making her worry? What could he do? He... He was not the Pokemon she knew. He didn't know the answer, but the least he could do was hug her back. At that moment he [Felt] Happy.


He was tired, but... He kept thinking... What if? What if something completely illogical happened? No... that was ridiculous.

His eyes were closed, he could hear Anise's soft breath. She had fallen asleep. Just like her, he was at his limit, but the worry that had been on the back of his mind the whole day... it kept getting back at him.

He kept remembering things... Well more like, he had forgotten about lots of things, and they were slowly coming back to him; it was a dream, but he just had to make sure.

Ok, what do I know? First: I'm not a Pokemon. I— I... I'm a scientist... Yes, I'm a scientist, and I... Live on an apartment like this somewhere here on Lumiose. I also have a sister that came to visit me... I... I— My... My name is... My name is—

His head started pounding. The memories weren't clear; honestly he was scarred, but he didn't want to admit it, he felt that the moment he did, the feeling would destroy him, so he wouldn't admit it.

It was a dream, he was going to wake up, and everything was going to be normal; actually it was normal that he didn't remember things, he was on a dream after all. Memories aren't perfect, so of course it would be hard for him to recall everything.

Let's go to sleep. When I wake up...

When one falls asleep, on one's dream, when one goes to sleep on it... That's when the dream ends right?

The next time that he'd wake up, he would find out...


A/N

Hello Author here. Quick little message:

For this story I took inspiration on several other works of fiction, which I'm going to list here so that y'all can bask on their perfectness. *cough* *cough* Nothing like my story... *Cries*

Also... I think you guys noted, but I made changes on certain locations and things for story purposes (Can't believe you can't find any type of residential district or food district on a large town like Lumiose. Where do people Sleep/Live?!)

Ahem! Anyway, still I'm going to try to be as accurate as possible about locations, people, places, etc that are found on the game/anime.

Please leave a comment, review, and if you find any mistake or feel the need to point out something to me, by all means, please do. *Wink* *Wink*

- Cue "Gardevoir goes to convenience store" music -

Works:

- Fimfiction: Asylum by Daemon of Decay.

- Light Novel: Youjo Senki by Carlo Zen

Although they may not be of a genre that many may be interested in, I think they are really good reads, so if possible, do go and read them!... While I publish my next chapter.